Car-replacer.



A. N. LYBERGER.

cm REPLACER APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 19H) Patented Feb. 18,1919.

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A. N.. LYBERGER.

CAR REPLACER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24.19H3.

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ATTO R N EY ALBERT n. LYBERGER, or ELYRIA, onro, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALFronanvnv n.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18,1919.

' Application filed June 24, 1918. SerialNo. 241,524. r

To all whom/2'25 may concern: 1

Be it known that LALBERT N. LYBERGER, a citizen of the United States,residin at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and tate of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Carlieplacer, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to car replacers.

The object is to provide portable devices for replacing cars uponrailroad tracks which may be readily secured in position with relationto the track and the derailed wheels, so that when a pull is exertedupon the car, it will be shifted in asidewisemanner, the wheels beingsufficiently elevated to mount upon the rails and assume their properposition thereon, with the flanges of the wheels upon the inner sides oftheir respective rails.

Another object is to provide a pair of such devices, one for each rail,which may be easily handled and positioned at any point along the track,one of the devices being adaptedto be located between the rails andadjacent to one rail for replacing the wheel or wheels situated at suchpoint, while the other device is adapted to be located adjacent to theother rail and upon the outside thereof for like action upon the otherwheel or wheels.

A further object is to provide such a pair a single casting, which isreinforced so as to Withstand the tremendous strain to,

which such devices are subjected in supporting the great weight put uponthem while they are in action. a

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained froma consideration of the following detailed description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification; it being understood that while the drawing shows apracticalform of the invention, the latter is not confined to strictconformity therewith, but may be changed or modified, so long as suchchanges or modifications mark no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, in which like reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures Figure 1 is a planview of a portion of a i receive the wheels at a low railroad track andshowing a vpair of the devices of the presentv invention in positionthereon for replacing the wheels of a derailed car, an alternateposition of the devices being illustrated infdotted lines.

Fig. 2 isan end elevation of the same, the; rails being in cross sectionand a'pair offwheels mounted upon the same, thealternate position of thedevices being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 8 j is an enlarged sectional view through one of the devices,illustrating the manner of its attachment to the rail, at the inner sidethereof, and showingra position of the wheel about to be replaced uponthe track; a

' Fig. gt isafsimilar viewwof the other or outside member of thereplacing devices and illustrating the corresponding position of theother wheel of the pair' i Fig. 5 is; a side. elevation of one of thedevices showing its position upon the ties of the railroad track and itsrelation to the adjacent rail.'

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view, of the same.

Figs. 7 and 8 are cross sections taken. on

the lines 7-7 and 8S' of Fig. 5. The car replacing means of the presentinvention consists of a pair of devices constructed precisely alike inthe main features, a difference existing, however, in the relativeheights of the two members, and their relation to their adjacentrailswith which they are adapted tocoact, duringthe operation of lifting andside shifting the wheels to locate them upon the said rails.

The wheels of a derailed car generally lie one between the rails andadjacent to the inner side of one of the same, while the other Wheel islocated in a corresponding position with relation to the outer side ofthe other rail. The object is to provide devices, which may be. securedto the rails in position to point and resting firmly upon the ties, totake the weight and, when the wheels are pulled toward the devices, aswhen an engine is hitched to the derailed car, to lift the wheels andguide them toward their proper rail and seat them thereon.

To this end, the replacer comprises an inner and an outer member 1 and 2respectively, each composed of a single casting of suitable metal andpreferably formed hollow to reduce the weight thereof andaprovided withstrengthening webs at certain points.

Eachlmember 1 and2 comprises an elongated body portion having agradually upwardly inclined upper surface or platform 8-3 extending fromeach end thereof to the transverse central point of the same, the twoinclined surfaces meeting at the apex 1, constituting the highest pointof the surfaces or platforms 3, which surfaces or platforms form a trackuponwhich the flanges 5-5 of tends' froml'that corner of the two endsremote from the adjacent rail, up and along I the inclined platforms ortrack surfaces 33,' forming the outer wall thereof, in a directiontoward said rails and partaking of the upward inclination of saidplatforms until they j reach the apex 1, where, they merge into alongitudinally disposed horizontal portion 8 located adjacent to therail, and roundedupon the face next to said rail,

2 as indicated at 9.

The sectional views, Figs. 7 and 8, show that the inner 7 walls of theflanges are A straight near the ends of the members and incline inwardlyas the apex is reached.

Each of the members 1 and 2 is provided with a lateral offset extension10 arranged longitudinally along the entire side of the device next tothe rail, and adapted to fit beneath the head of the rail 11 and abutagainst'the vertical web thereof, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and4t ofthe drawings. The said extensions 10 are considerably less inheight than the height of the web of the heaviest rail, and thoseillustrated in the drawings may be takenas indicative of such rails, saywhat isknown as 100 pound rails, a space being thus formed at 12, abovethe extension 10, into which the head of alighter rail, such as an 80 ora 90 pound rail might fit as well. Thespace 13 below said extension ,10,is adapted to provide ample space for the accommodation of 'theheads ofthe spikes 145located at the adjacent edge of the 7 base of the rail forholding the same in po- 1 sition uponthe ties 15.

Each member 1 and 2 is formed of a hollow shell having innerlongitudinal walls 16 including the extensions 10 and-an outerlongitudinal upright wall 17 adapted to rest upon the ties 15 in spacedrelation to the adjacent'rail, each of the walls 16 and '17 beingprovided with downwardly projecting spurs 17 for penetrating the tiesand preventing any longitudinal movement of the device when once placedin position.

In order to prevent any sidewise movement of the device in a directionaway from the rail, each is provided with a clip 18 composed of a flatstout strip of bar metal, angularly bent at an intermediate point, asindicated at 19, and adapted to pass beneath the base of the rail andbetween the ties and engage the edge of the said base opposite to themember 1 or 2, as the case may be, an upturned hook 20 bein provided atthe terminal of each clip and adapted to fit over said edge formaintaining such engagement.

Each of'the outer longitudinal walls 17 is provided with a slot 21 at acentral point of the length of the member and at an elevationsubstantially opposite the point of contact of the extension 10 with theweb of the rail, said slot 21 being adapted to be traversed by the upperlongitudinal portion 22 of the clip 18, said portion 22 being providedwith a slot'23 for the reception of a wedge 24 which is drivendownwardly through said slot 23 to exert a pull upon the clip 18 for thepurpose of binding the member 1 or 2 to the rail, the slot 23 being ofsufiicient length to permit of such binding action, as will be seen byreferring to Fig. 3. The fastening device may be varied in constructionas the circumstances warrant.

The apex 4 of the inner member 1 is located below the top or tread ofthe adjacent rail 11 and inclines downwardly from the rib or flange 7thereof to a point intermediate of the side of the head of the rail, thesaid flange 7 rising somewhat above the tread of the same. Dependingfrom the inner end of the apex is a substantially vertical wall i whichbears against the side of the head of the rail. A space is thus providedbetween the rail and the flange 7 of the memher for the flange 5 of thewheel 6, which, be-

ing the one that has previously rested upon the ties between the rails,must be replaced upon its rail with the flange 5 between the rail andthe member 1. The said space for the wheel flange and the inclined wall8 of the apex enables the wheel to be laterally deflected toward therail as it gravitates along the inclined apex 4:, after the wheel hasbeen pulled up the gradually inclined upper surface or platform.

' The apex 4 of the other or outer member 2 is also inclined from theflange 7 toward the rail, as seen in Fig. 4, but in this instance iselevated above the rail, the lower portion of the inclined apexcoinciding with the adjacent corner of the ball of the rail which. ashas been stated, may represent the heaviest rail. The inclination of theapex of the inner member is steeper than the inclination of the apex ofthe outer member. A vertical wall 4 is provided at the inner end mas esof the apex to bear against the head of the rail. The wheel flange willride up the in: clined surface or platform 3 and be gradually movedlaterally toward the rail as is the opposite wheel by reason of contactwith the respective flanges 7'?, and when; the first-named or innerWheel is deflected or skidded in the manner described, the secondnamedor outer wheel is dragged therewith and caused to cross its rail, whenthe flange 5 thereof will drop in proper POSl'ClOIL at the inner side ofthe ball of the rail, there being nothing to hinder such passage of thesame. The operation is very clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4" of thedrawings, spectively the inner and outer rails, wheels and replacers. Itwill be seen that, in the event of a lighter rail being used, the wheelflanges may as readily assume their proper relation to their respectiverails.

Transversely disposed strengthening ribs or webs 24 connect the walls 16and 17 at opposite sides of the clips 18, and openings 26 are providedin the said wall 17 for convenience in casting. i

From the foregoing it will be seen that simple, strong and durable carreplacing means have been devised, which may be easily placed inposition in front of derailed wheels for elevating and shifting the sameinto position upon the rails, and which may be reversed and properlylocated with relation to the rails for receiving the wheel from eitherdirection, the inner and outer members being respectively located ineither event.

What is claimed is 1. In a car replacer, a pair of members adapted to beplaced alongside the inner and outer rails of a track, each membercomprising an elongated body portion having a gradually upwardlyinclined track surface extending from each end to a central point of thesame, the two inclined surfaces meeting to form an apex, said surfacedecreasing in width from each end to said apex, and an upstanding wheelguiding flange extending continuously from the outer corners of each endof the body portion along said surface inwardly toward the apex, andattaining its greatest height at said apex, the apex of one member beinghigher than the tread of its rail and in the other being lower-than thetread of its rail, the apices of thetwo members being inclineddownwardly toward the two rails, the inclination of the lower apex beingsteeper than the inclination of the higher apex.

2. In a car replacer, a pair of members adapted to be placed alongsidethe inner and outer rails of a railway track, each member comprising anelongated body portion having a gradually upwardly inclined tracksurface or platform extending from each end to the transverse centerthereof, the

t of each which represent re- A two inclined; surfaces. meetingformingan apex, said surface or platform decreaslng in width from eachend to the apex, and an upstanding wheel guiding flange extending fromthe outer corners of each end of the; body portion along; said platformor surface toward the said apex and joining thereat, said flange formingthe outer wall platform or track surface and par} taking of theinclination thereof, one of said members having its apex disposed abovethe plane of thetread of its rail while the other member has its apex ina plane below the tread of its rail, the apex of both members and theinner wall of the guiding flange inclining downwardly and inwardlytoward the rails, and a vertical wall depending from the inner end ofeach apex and adapted to bear against the inner side of the head of theadjacent rail, each member being hollow and having a pair of spacedinner and outer walls at the bottom, the spacing of said walls causingthem to rest upon the ties outside the base flanges of the rails, theinner walls being straight so as to fit close to said flanges.

3. In a car replacer, a pair of members adapted to be placed alongsidethe inner and outer rails of a railway track, each member comprising anelongated body portion having a gradually upwardly inclined tracksurface or platform extending from each end to the transverse centerthereof, the two inclined surfaces meeting forming an apex, said surfaceor platform decreasing in width from each end to the apex, and anupstanding wheel guiding flange extending from the outer corners of eachend of the body portion along said platform or surface toward the saidapex and joining thereat, said flange forming the outer wall of eachplatform or track surface and partaking of the inclination thereof, oneof the said members having its apex higher than the tread of its railand inclined downwardly and inwardly and contacting with the side of thehead of the rail on a level with said tread, and the other member havingits apex lower than the tread of its rail and inclined downwardly andinwardly and contacting with the tread of the rail at a point below thetrend, and a laterally offset extension arranged longitudinally alongthe inner side of each member and adapted to fit beneath the head of therail and bear against the web thereof, said extension being of lessheight than said web.

4. In a car replacer, a pair adapted to be placed alongside the innerand outer rails of a railway track, each member comprising an elongatedbody portion having a gradually upwardly inclined track surface orplatform extending from each end to the transverse center thereof, thetwo inclined surfaces meeting forming an of members apex, said surfaceor platform decreasing in width from each end to the'apex, and anupstanding wheel guiding flange extending said flange forming the outerwall of each platformor track surface and partaking of the inclinationthereof, one of'the said 10 members having its apexhigher than the treadof its rail andfinclined downwardly and inwardly and contacting with theside Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

of'the head of the rail on a level with said tread, and the other memberhaving its apex lower than the tread of its rail and inclined downwardlyand inwardly and contacting with the tread of the rail at a point belowthe tread.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoa'liixed my signature.

ALBERT N. LYBERGER. Witness:

HARMON SABROWSKE.

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